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Oct. 2, 1922 – Nov. 9, 2016 Alice Newton Pyle passed away peacefully at her Laguna Beach home surrounded by family and loved ones following a stroke. She was 94. Alley- as she was referred to by all her friends- was the youngest of three children and the only girl. She was born...

Jan. 24, 1948 – Oct. 28, 2016 Gary Edward Brauer “GB” was born in Petoskey, Mich. At a very early age Gary, his father Fred, and mother Bertha, packed up all of their belongings and drove west to start their new life in Laguna Beach in the early 1950s. Gary has been a...

Jack Meehan, 31, of Laguna Beach, died in a tragic bicycle accident in the early evening of Oct. 26, 2016, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Jack was born Oct. 15, 1985, and grew up in Laguna, attending El Morro Elementary and Thurston Middle School. An accomplished athlete at Santa...

Lynda W. Nicholson, of Laguna Beach, passed away quietly at her home in late January 2016 at the age of 81. A free spirit with a passion for life and art, their beauty and complexity, their mysteries and chaos, she will be missed dearly by family, friends and the community....

Constance Hilburn, a longtime South Laguna and Dana Point resident, passed away Sept. 28. She is survived by a son, Michael Hilburn; daughter, Laura Ashley Hilburn: grandchildren Maxwell and Samuel Hilburn and Holly Lee; and three great grandsons. A celebration of her life will...

Aug. 13, 1942 – Sept. 29, 2016 For over 35 years, Terry Smith was a devoted resident of Laguna Beach and a long time benefactor and trustee of Laguna College of Arts & Design. He served as development committee chair, Collectors Choice committee chair, and was instrumental in...

Festival of Arts board member Ann Webster passed away on Friday, Sept. 16, at her home in Laguna Beach with her family by her side. Ann was born in York, Penn., on Feb. 22, 1925. She earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in art...

The public is welcome to join a celebration of the life of musician and educator Roger Shew at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Campus Theatre at Fullerton College, 321 E. Chapman Ave., in Fullerton. Born Dec. 26, 1974, Shew is survived by a son, Simon, and his wife, Jamie, with...

May 2, 1938 – Aug. 13, 2016 Born and raised in Spokane, Wash., Joe Cyr is the son of Joe and Monnie Cyr. Cyr is survived by his daughter Cindy Cavignac, of San Diego, and sons, Jeff, of Newport Beach, and Chad, of Louisville, Ky.; brother Jim Cyr, of Seattle, Wash.; and eight...

Dawn Mariko Spurlock, born and raised in Laguna Beach, died peacefully at the age of 56 on Sept. 8, 2016, after a four-month battle against cancer. She is survived by her partner of many years, Asia Salet, her mother Marcia French, her brothers Jeff and Mark Spurlock, and...

Ann Hult Crowell, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, died on July 4. Crowell served on city Art Commission, in the vestry of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and with St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, in the National Charity League and Habitat for Humanity. Crowell is the...

On Saturday, Aug. 27, Sunny, a longtime resident of South Laguna and Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully at her home on Brooks Street surrounded by her family. She was just about 16 years old. Sunny was a special dog, with an intelligent, yet sweet disposition. Although she...

By Howard Hills Word of Mark Moore’s passing on July 10, 2016, stunned and deeply saddened his hometown of Laguna Beach, as it did friends and colleagues everywhere. He won the admiration and affection of all those whose lives he touched in both the work and play that he pursued...

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, much loved mother, grandmother, great and great-great grandmother, Dorothy Winger Gaither, passed away peacefully at her home in Laguna Beach. Dorothy was born in Glendale, Calif., in 1920. Even as a child, Dorothy displayed a spirit of creativity and...

Audrey Barbara Capobianco, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away July 12, 2016. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Audrey was born, Audrey Barbara Cotter, June 24, 1934, in Yonkers, N.Y. Having lost her father at a very young age, Audrey was an only...